Kenya · Safari

3-Day Solio Ranch Safari

3 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Solio Ranch, one of Kenya’s best-known rhino conservancies
02 Look for black rhino, white rhino, zebra, buffalo, giraffe, and antelope
03 Enjoy views of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare mountains
04 Travel through the scenic central Kenya highlands
05 Visit Aberdare National Park and its rich wildlife habitats
06 Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, park fees, and accommodation at Ark Lodge

Discover Kenya’s central highlands on a 3-day safari that combines the renowned rhino sanctuary of Solio Ranch with the landscapes and wildlife of Aberdare. This short escape is ideal for travellers looking to experience grassy plains, forest scenery, and sweeping views toward Mount Kenya and the Aberdare ranges.

Look out for black and white rhino, zebra, buffalo, giraffe, antelope, and a variety of other wildlife, with the chance of spotting predators such as lion and cheetah. Along the way, enjoy a scenic drive from Nairobi through tea and coffee country, with time to experience local highlights before returning to the city.

Pick up at the airport or hotel in our safari vehicle and early morning drive to Aberdare National Park.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Nairobi, Masai Mara, Mount Kenya, Watamu, Aberdare National Park

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 03

3 Amazing Days at the Solio Ranch & Game Reserve

Solio Ranch supports a big population of black rhino and white rhino. The reserve also protects zebra, buffalo, giraffe and several antelope species. All the usual predators including the big cats are present, although sightings are not common. Lion is most frequently seen, followed by cheetah. Leopard is very rarely seen.

Solio Ranch occupies the valley between the dramatic, snowcapped peak of Mt Kenya and the Aberdare mountains, and you’ll enjoy fine views of both at many places across the ranch. Most of the terrain consists of grassy plains, and the acacia-lined Moyo River meanders through the entire reserve.

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Nairobi to Aberdare

Pick up at the airport or hotel in our safari vehicle and early morning drive to Aberdare National Park. The drive is scenic via the central Kenya highlands with stops to view tea and coffee plantations. There shall be a further stop to see and experience the largest open-air market in East Africa at Karatina. Aberdare National Park is home to elephants, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, warthogs, and bushbucks among others. Rare sightings include those of the Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat, and the blue duiker.

Day 2: Solio Conservancy.
Morning after breakfast, Head out to explore Solio Ranch or Solio Game Reserve which is a privately owned wildlife conservancy located in Kenya’s Central Province. The Solio Reserve is internationally recognized as the most successful private rhino breeding reserve in Kenya and visitors will find that sightings of up to 40 rhinoceros at a time are not uncommon. After, Head back to Aberdare for Dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Solio to Nairobi.
Wake up to the sights, sounds, and smells of the African bush this morning. Have breakfast and check out of the hotel. Drive to Nairobi and upon arrival drop off to your city hotel. Or you can have an extension to Maasi mara or the sandy beaches of Watamu.

The route